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حاط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of swelling or inflation, particularly related to the skin or the abdomen. It can also refer to the act of surrounding or encompassing, though this meaning is less prominent in this specific entry.

Derived headwords

حَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    to swellclassical

    The skin swells and becomes inflated as a result of being beaten with whips.

يَحِيطُverb
  1. 1.
    swellsclassical

    The skin swells and becomes inflated as a result of being beaten with whips.

حَائِطadjective
  1. 1.
    bloatingclassical

    Food that causes the abdomen to become bloated or distended.

Parallel reading

حاط الفرس يحيط: تورم جلده، وانتفخ من آثار السياط.
The horse was beaten and its skin swelled and became inflated from the effects of the whips.
وطعام حائط: ينتفخ منه البطن، كذا في المحكم.
And bloating food: the abdomen swells from it, as stated in Al-Muhkam.